Tsuka with Gods of Good Fortune

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The kashira and menuki on this tsuka depict some of the seven gods of good fortune. On the kashira is the scholar Jurôjin. He holds a scroll and is accompanied by a crane. Each of the menuki depict Hotei, leaning against his bag of treasures. They are in different styles and were probably not made as a pair. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

19th century (?) (Edo)

Medium

black lacquer, ray skin, malachite, shakudo, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1252.3B

Measurements

L: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View